“When people share their stories, the world ignites with possibilities.” Last month I had the privilege of speaking with Catharine Gately,…
How to Find the Story
Sometimes the most difficult part of talking about international development is figuring out which story to tell. There is so much…
Lessons from Fiction: Show and Tell
“Show, don’t tell.” It’s a constant challenge for writers, filmmakers, and photographers, whether they’re telling stories based in fact or…
September Inspiration: Back to School
“How was your summer?” August spills over into September and, in the Northern Hemisphere, that’s often the first question that escapes…
Aylan Kurdi: What we can learn from the latest viral image
By now you’ve probably seen the image of the drowned Syrian boy plastered across news and social media channels. The photo…
Don’t Create a Mood, Just Tell Good Stories
Guest post by Daniel Lombardi. This post was originally published on WhyDev, and has been reposted with permission. NGOs are…
Monday Inspiration: (East) Africa fights back edition
Welcome back to the Inspiration series: a roundup of stories and discussions to inspire and challenge us in the way…
How to write about real humans: lessons from fiction
Development narratives so often relegate the people we work with to the projects we work on. As if the person…
Devspeak Police Volume 2
Do you speak NGO? If you’ve stumbled upon this blog, chances are you might. Sometimes NGOish, or Devspeak, makes it…
Friday Inspiration: Oldies, newbies, and goodies
It’s Friday! Finally. I don’t know about you, but in the midst of scandals, corruption, MERS outbreaks, etc., I could use…
